CROSSWORDRogerSquires No. 3,633

ACROSS

1 Put ball into play, capturing

point by deflection ( 6) 4 Being fertile for most of one’s

existence - to 99 ( 8)

9 Head clergyman Noel gets

upset about ( 6) 10 Resignation delivered by fast

mail perhaps ( 8)

12 French port or claret ( 8)

13 A quick grasp of music ( 6) 15 Priestley’s companions

weren’t bad ( 4)

16 Speaker swallows one drink

as a starter ( 10)

19 ‘ Get mean, man!’, ordered

the bosses ( 10)

20 Blue due to a failing to score?

( 4)

23 Note the world shortage ( 6) 25 Smoker in trousers providing

music ( 8)

27 In such a state there’s no

need for alarm ( 8)

28 Show preference for a

penthouse ( 4- 2)

29 He sends abroad for money

( 8)

30 Where the Ark went fast ( 6)

DOWN

1 It may be used defensively or

offensively ( 7)

2 Duck below the quilt ( 9) 3 Depressed area ( 6)

5 Gather about a piano ( 4)

6 You will know when you’ve got

it ( 8)

7 Threatened strike that doesn’t

come off ( 5) 8 Char with mop out clears away

moths ( 7)

11 Wrongly presume it’s the

highest ( 7)

14 A note to finish when these

things are discussed ( 7) 17 Can a beginner operate this

kitchen equipment? ( 3,6) 18 It suffers periodic reversals in

the kitchen ( 3- 5) 19 She may be thanked for safe

delivery ( 7)

21 Look determined, but

defeated ( 4,3)

22 A new paper to be published

( 6)

24 A fabulous writer takes a

retrospective pose ( 5) 26 Personal claim or the result of

staking one ( 4)